All Processors
- Groups are imported from SET cards in a selected Nastran .dat file.
Sine Processor
The sine processor has undergone a major overhaul and its interface is more intuitive.
Results
- The sine processor now computes peak results over selected frequencies and load cases.
- It writes results in binary output format (.op2 and .bun).
- It outputs all its result types in FEMAP neutral format, without exception.
- Results are written to formatted Excel XML workbooks.
- Corner results are available or all elemental output requests.
- More element types are supported.
- The processor computes phase-consistent Von Mises stresses and strains.
- Scalar margins of safety are available
Performance
- The solver is parallelized (advanced license required).
- Enhanced memory management supports very large .op2 files.
Laminates
- The processor computes ply stresses and strains for 2D and 3D laminates.
- The processor computes phase-consistent ply failure metrics for 2D and 3D laminates using proprietary algorithms for exact results (advanced license required). Computed metrics are:
- Failure indices
- Strength ratios
- Margins of safety
Stress Processor
The stress processor has undergone a major overhaul and its interface is more intuitive.
Results
- The stress processor writes results in binary output format (.op2 and .bun).
- Results are written to formatted Excel XML workbooks.
- More element types are supported.
- Scalar margins of safety are available
- Summary tables are generated by subcase and by stress case.
- Graphical envelopes are generated by subcase
- Critical stress cases and subcases are reported in the text and Excel files, and can also be post-processed graphically via the binary output.
Performance
- Enhanced memory management supports very large .op2 files.
Laminates
- Ply strains are output as well as ply stresses.
- Critical plies are reported in the text and Excel files, and can also be post-processed graphically via the binary output.
- The processor outputs ply failure metrics for 2D and 3D laminates:
- Failure indices
- Strength ratios
- Margins of safety
Random Processor
- The binary output option no longer requires an advanced license.
- All output requests now support output to the FEMAP neutral file for the peak and positive crossings results.
- The processor now supports CELAS3 and CELAS4 elements.
- The margin of safety cutoff is now ignored while writing to the FEMAP neutral file: it now contains stress and margins results for all elements.
Supported NASTRAN Versions
- NX NASTRAN 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 11.0.1 and 11.0.2
- MSC NASTRAN 2016.0.0 and 2017.0.0